Inv. n°: MMoCA338

Roman Bronze Lion-Head Protome

Ring in its mouth, on a separately cast rectangular bronze plate attachment. Probably used on a chest.

h.12.7 x w.19.1 cm

Pompeii, 1st century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired from London Art Market, London, January 1990
  • Sold to K.C., Michigan, January 1990
  • Reacquired by Royal-Athena Galleries, September 1993
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009, MK9302C

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 1995, vol. VI, p. 15, fig. 69
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2003, vol. XIV, p. 22, fig. 51
  • J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 143, fig. 44
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 96
  • C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 68, fig. 73 and p. 85

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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